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CVE-2026-80462

Privilege Escalation in Progress Chef Automate

CVSS 3.1 10.0 CRITICALCheck source for fixed versionsKEV status unknown

Original advisory

cve-program · CVE-2026-80462

Published

A vulnerability in the Chef Automate API gateway and identity validation path may allow an unauthenticated actor to gain elevated access to protected Chef Automate functionality under specific conditions.

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Affected versions, risk and source history

cve-program · CVE-2026-80462

Published

Chef Automate

Vendor product

Publisher's version information

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{
                    "vendor": "Progress Software",
                    "product": "Chef Automate",
                    "platforms": [
                        "Linux",
                        "x86"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "4.13.516",
                            "lessThan": "4.13.520",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "version": "1.0.0",
                            "lessThan": "4.13.516",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        }
                    ],
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
                }

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